Eco-towers : sustainable cities in the sky /

Eco-Towers introduces readers to groundbreaking designs, most progressive projects, and innovative ways of thinking about a new generation of green skyscrapers that could provide solutions to crises the world faces today including climate change, depleting resources, deteriorating ecology, populatio...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Al-Kodmany, Kheir (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Southampton : WIT Press, 2015.
Temas:
Tall buildings > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable architecture.
Sustainable buildings.
Immeubles de grande hauteur > Aspect de l'environnement.
Architecture durable.
Constructions durables.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
Sustainable architecture
Sustainable buildings
Tall buildings > Environmental aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Eco-Towers: Sustainable Cities in the Sky
  • Copyright page
  • Table of contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgement
  • Chapter 1: The rise of the eco-tower
  • 1. The Early Phase (1875 to 1915)
  • 2. The Eclectic Phase (1916 to 1940)
  • 3. The Modernism Phase (1950 to 1979)
  • 4. The Postmodernism and High-Tech Phase (1980-1989)
  • 5. The Age of Pluralism, or the Fifth Skyscraper Age (1990 to Present)
  • 6. Early Eco-Towers
  • Chapter 2: Principles of sustainable design
  • 1. Passive Design Strategies
  • 2. Facade Technology
  • 3. Building Materials and Structural Systems
  • 2. Retrofitting Skyscrapers: Case Studies
  • 3. Greening Programs and Initiatives
  • 4. Software development and applications
  • 5. Concluding remarks
  • Chapter 7: The vertical farm
  • 1. Overview
  • 2. High-tech indoor farming
  • 3. Vertical Farm Project Examples
  • 4. Continuing challenges
  • Chapter 8: Eco-iconic towers
  • 1. Southeast Asia and Far East
  • 2. Middle East
  • 3. Europe
  • 4. North America
  • 5. Aesthetics and Key Green Design Features
  • 6. Conclusions
  • Chapter 9: Technological advancement and futuristic towers
  • 1. New technologies
  • 2. Visionary towers
  • 3. Visionary cities in the sky
  • Chapter 10: Integrating tall buildings in the sustainable city: Toward a comprehensive approach
  • 1. Social consideration
  • 2. Economic Factors
  • 3. Environmental Factors
  • 4. City Infrastructure
  • 5. Sustainable High-Rise Cities
  • References
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z
  • About the Author
  • 4. Environmental Control Systems
  • 5. Safety Measures
  • 6. Quality in Space Programming
  • 7. Renewable Energy and Resources
  • 8. Microclimates Around Tall Buildings
  • 9. Quality of Construction
  • 10. Management and Operations
  • Chapter 3: Green skyscrapers
  • 1. Europe
  • 2. North America
  • 3. Asia
  • 4. The Middle East
  • 5. Australia
  • Chapter 4: Green rating systems
  • 1. Overview
  • 2. Debating LEED
  • 3. LEED Version 4
  • Chapter 5: LEED skyscrapers
  • 1. North America
  • 2. Asia
  • 3. The Middle East
  • Chapter 6: Green retrofitting skyscrapers
  • 1. Overview

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